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Ethics Training for NAHRO's NPDS Specialist Certification

Ethics training is a requirement for those professionals who seek Specialist Certification under NAHRO’s Professional Development System (NPDS). At this level, the two and one-half hour Ethics Training is available through NAHRO’s e-Learning delivery system. Newly employed agency staff will also benefit from an understanding of Ethical issues in their positions. Specialist designations are offered for Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher – Occupancy, Maintenance, and Inspections.

The Ethics Training program’s Purpose is to define the meaning of professional ethics, and to clarify how ethical behavior benefits professionals, agencies and the industry as a whole.

The program’s Objective is to identify and explore the personal application of ethics principles to the performance of the individual’s professional roles and responsibilities.

The Ethics Training for the Specialist Certification designation and new staff will:

• Define "Ethics"
• Explain why it is important
• Review and clarify NAHRO’s Code of Professional Conduct
• Ethic Commitments Scenarios Exercise
• Discuss the Public Interest, and link it to individual work performance and responsibilities
• Explore conflicts of interest
• Provide Ethics case studies
• Address advocating ethical behavior
• Identify Places to seek guidance
• Provide time for questions and discussion

(.25 CEUs)

Faculty

The course will be taught by Veronica Bukowski, PHM and Richard Stanton. Veronica and Richard have been NAHRO Faculty for over twenty-five years. They designed and continue to present NAHRO's property-centric Public Housing Management training. More recently, they have been developing and training NAHRO programs on transitioning to the Asset Management concept. They have developed budget exercises that have been incorporated in training programs targeted at front-line property managers, and have worked with front line staffs on understanding and using property based budgets.

About NAHRO's e-Learning Courses

This NAHRO e-Learning course is brought to you by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials. The online class, delivered in real time, allows you to interact with the instructor and other attendees--without leaving your desk.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. To attend the class, you will need access to a computer with a high speed internet connection and a telephone with a standard phone line (preferably with speaker function/capacity).
2. Registrants must have and provide an e-mail address to receive instructions for accessing the online class.
3. Registration cancellation or substitution notices should be sent to professionaldevelopment@nahro.org.
4. Only registered individuals who complete the course are eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion/Attendance.

2010 e-Learnings